noun · masculine
nauklēros
Greekναύκληρος (nauklēros)
Strong’sG3490
a master of a ship
stem nauklēr-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ναύ-κληρος, -ου, ὁ
(< ναῦς, κλῆρος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3490 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | nauklēros | nauklērois |
| object accusative | nauklēron | nauklēroin |
| direct address vocative | nauklēror | nauklēroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | nauklērou | nauklēroiu |
| to, for dative | nauklēro1×ναυκλήρῳ | nauklēroi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
nauklēro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
nauklēro“owner of the ship”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 27:11“owner of the ship”tos de hekatontarchēos to kubernēto kai to nauklēro mallon peithite ē tei hupo Paulou legirōtei.But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.